ALL ENTRIES
Standing L-R Morris Apresto, Anne Francisco, Andrea Reyes, Ronel Gutierrez, Mylz Toboso, Pamela Albania, Tin Tin Agrimano, Marlon Sindico, May Anchoriz, Catherine Erni, Annette Niango, Jenny Salazar, Pamela Karen Abuton, Ellen, ?, Brad Hsu, Lorna Castaneto, Edgar Cayanan, Ella Asuncion, Erick Ventinilla, Shiryn Dy Bulaon and Dorothy Dator-Waller.
Kneeling L-R; Ramiro de Leon, Arnie Abad, Roberto Hernandez, Francis Diesta, Arnol Ingal, Dennis Lara and Ronald Cinco.
(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
DISCOVERY OF THE HIDDEN TALENTS THROUGH
ORIGIN 8
(Reported by Ma. Gracia B. Alenain --Royal Seasons Magazine (Spring 2009)
ERRATUM: Last week's issue was a repeat of Issue 46. The body of the story should be the following:
ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008, you can feel the new atmosphere at Palau Royal Resort, because that was the day of the presentations for the Origin 8 Theme Songwriting Contest.
This was launched as an Origin 8 3rd Quarter Activity approved by the Executive Committee headed by our GM, Mr. Isao Takahashi.
We believe that the best and quickest way to fully understand the 8 principles is to put them into a song. This is an enjoyable activity for the staff and to create their own song. To convince the Top Management, we explain our objectives such as: To promote and increase employees’ awareness of Origin 8 specifics in detail. To understand it well and have good changes after the 8 principles were demonstrated.
This will enhance the creativity and talent of each individual through the use of this motivational tool. Provide the means to encourage future participation in local and company-wide activities; to have our own original and official PRR Origin 8 theme song; to share with other Origin 8 enthusiasts international and Origin 8 Secretariat JALHQ and to establish an atmosphere where employees feel free to contribute ideas.
We created the criteria with a total score of 100 in which all judges (Execom) given the following guidelines: Melody: 15, rhythm & melody that is easy to follow and memorize; Lyrics: 30, Origin 8 principles are identified: Greet with a smile; Enjoy yourself; Feel, Think, Act and Complete; Communication; Data Approach; Check & Act; Sanitation, Safety.
Originality: 35, each song should be an original composition. The message has good influence and encouragement, and illustrates the 8 principles. Arrangement: 10, smoothly arranged, bringing harmony and inspiration to listeners. Presentation: 10, song presentation that is appealing or catchy for the audiences and judges. We also created the mechanics on how they will be weigh and to be fair between composers and performers. The song presentation is from 3-5 minutes in the duration.
MR. ROBERTO HERNANDEZ WAS THE WINNER
To our pleasant surprise, we received 5 entries from different departments with one entry submitted prior to the deadline. This gave us the feeling of enthusiasm about the upcoming presentations and the results we want to achieve.
Entry from Rooms Division “Origin 8 Theme Song” was composed and performed by Mr. Arnie Abad, the Recreation Supervisor; Accounting/Finance “Origin 8 Song”composed by Ms. Lucille Partisala, Assistant Accounting Manager & performed by the entire Accounting Staff; Administration/HR “Origin 8 In Our Heart” by me, performed by 3 Administration and 2 Rooms Division Staff; F & B Department “Always On Our Mind” written by Mr. Edgar Cayanan, F & B Asst. Manager and presented by F & B Department.
Theme song winner is “That Is Origin 8” by Mr. Roberto Hernandez, song entry by Executive Office and Sales and Marketing Department.
The winner received Logo T-shirt, photo shoot, Posting of the Theme Song Winner, a Cash Award of $50.00, Waves Restaurant Dinner Buffet Certificate for 2 and the Certificate of Special Achievement.
We also recognized the non-winning entries with a certificate of appreciation and a company logo product. This is for their efforts in describing their Origin 8 experiences, arranging the melodies that Mr. Roberto Hernandez shared his music abilities with other department entries, and for the tireless rehearsal.
The winning group invited members of competing groups to join the celebration at a pizza house the following day. It’s really amazing that the spirit of camaraderie was genuine.
The day of presentation were applauded by the entire admiring staff that joined. We didn’t expect that they could perform live song and dance. All of us enjoyed the productions and appreciated the courage it took to stand in front of co-workers and the judges who are our bosses. (Mr. Isao Takahashi –GM, Mr. Jesse Tsai-DOB/Comptroller, Mr. Masahiro Fujita- Rooms Division Director, Mr. Yuji Beppu- Sales and Marketing Director, Ms. Michelle Liao- Administration Manager; Mr. A/C Jun Fulgencio- Chief Engineer and Chef Ai-Lin Liao- Pastry Chef).
Announcement of the winner is done immediately after the Trainers Guild and auditor tallied the scores. At this time we also awarded our 3rd Quarterly Search for Mr./Ms. Perfect Smile to Mr. Young Sikyang, Bell Captain, presented by our GM and assisted by DOB.
Our General Manager commented that the activity was well organized, and discovering talented staff members who can sing and dance and it was enjoyable. Surprisingly, he personally took the CD of our presentation to the Origin 8 Secretariat JALHQ.
At our 2008 Staff Christmas Party, as suggested by Ms. Michelle Liao, the winning group performed live again for the introduction of our newly created Origin 8 Theme Song for everyone.
Sources: Royal Seasons Magazine
No. 9 2009 Spring
The Garden of Royal
Pages 44-45
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 8-9
Volume 21
Issue 48
July 19, 2012
